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HANS ASMUS SOHNEEKLOTH, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

Letters Patent No. 102,597, (Za-ted May 3, 1870.

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nuv O-QH- The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and makingpart of the same To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HANSAsMUs-SCHNEEKLOTH, of the city, county, and State ot' New York, have in.vented a new and improved Hoisting Apparatus; and I do hereby declarethat the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof',which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same,reference lbeing had to the accompanying drawings forming part of thisspecication, in which- Figure 1 represents a front elevation of myimproved hoisting apparatus.

' Figure 2 is a side elevation of the same.

Figure 3 is an end view of one of the steppingroilers. Y

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding `parts.

- This invention has for its object to so construct the hoistingapparatus, which is operated by men, that power may be applied vtoy itby means of the lower extremities, and not by the arms, as usually.

' The. invention consists chiefly in the application of treading-wheelsto the driving-axle. The operators willV thereby be enabled to elevateloads by means of the legs and their own weight, and can therefore bringnot only the strongest muscles but also the additionall weight intoaction.' r

A, in the drawing, represents thc fra-me of my irnproved hoistingapparatus.

In the sameA are the bearings of the driving shaft B, which carries thewinding drum C.

Hoisting-ropes a b are secured tothe drum, preferably two, to oppositesides, so that one is wound on while the other is being unwouud, andvice versa.

-To the ends, or, if desired, to one end only of the shaft B, is mounteda treading-wheel, D, which is either composed of a series of steps, c c,that radiates d from a central hub, as in g. 3, or winch has roundsv dcl secured vbetween parallel rings or disks e, as'on thc`left-hand sideof tig. 1.

' The operators stand-on the steps c or rounds d and transfer the weightsuccessively from one tothe other,

thereby revolving the shaft and elevating the load.

For heavy loads a second drum, E, may, by suitable gearing j, beconnected with the shaft B, in" which case the drum -O must be thrownout of action.

A suitable brake, F, may also be arranged on the apparatus forregulatingthe speed of descending weight. For elevating brick,vmortar,and other build-v ing material, this device is of especial value.

The hods G may be suspended from the ropes by means of bales y, securedto them as shown.

y t Having thus describedl my invention, g

I claim as new anddesire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. Thetread-wheels D D, constructed as described,

in combination with shaft B, pinion j, and spur-wheel I j", to operateshaft of drum E by the foot and weight of a man, as set forth. Y

2. The combination, with tread D D and shaft B, of the brake F, toregulate the speed of descending weights, as set forth.

HANS ASMUS SCHNEEKLOTH.

fitnesses GEO. W. MABEE, ALEX. F. ROBERTS.

